Matching Pairs COMMON ENGLISH IDIOMS & EXPRESOnline version These English idioms are used quite regularly in the United States. You may not hear them every day, but they will be very familiar to any native English speaker. You can be confident using any of them when the context is appropriate. by José Gabriel Garnica Martínez 1 Birds of a feather flock together 2 A perfect storm 3 Bite off more than you can chew 4 A penny for your thoughts 5 A picture is worth 1000 words 6 Barking up the wrong tree 7 A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush 8 Add insult to injury 9 Actions speak louder than words 10 A penny saved is a penny earned To be mistaken, to be looking for solutions in the wrong place Believe what people do and not what they say the worst possible situation Take on a project that you cannot finish People who are alike are often friends (usually used negatively) To make a bad situation worse Money you save today you can spend later Better to show than tell Tell me what you're thinking What you have is worth more than what you might have later
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